Colour

#F65E42

#F65E42
Red
Dark
Nearest: Tomato

#F65E42 is a red with RGB values 246, 94, 66 and HSL 9°, 91%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tomato.

Colour values

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HEX#F65E42

RGBrgb(246, 94, 66)

RGB (0–1)0.9647, 0.3686, 0.2588

RGB percentages96.5%, 36.9%, 25.9%

HSLhsl(9.3, 90.9%, 61.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(9.3, 73.2%, 96.5%)

CMYK0%, 61.8%, 73.2%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,145,986

CSS custom property--colour: #F65E42;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27992WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness154.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.6:1

Contrast with white3.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.6:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C

Inverted#09A1BD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#887B3Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#AE9D3Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62.4 from the original

Tritanopia#FF3858no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.18:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tomato · ΔE 2.6 Coral · ΔE 13.7 Salmon · ΔE 21.8 Firebrick · ΔE 22.4 Chocolate · ΔE 22.7 Crimson · ΔE 22.8

Nearest named CSS colourTomato (#FF6347)ΔE 2.6, a close match

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#42DAF6

Analogous#F64280, #F6B842

Triadic#42F65E, #5E42F6

Split complementary#42F6B8, #4280F6

Tetradic#80F642, #42DAF6, #B842F6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FDDAD4

Lighter +20%#FBB1A3

Lighter +10%#F88773

Darker −10%#F43511

Darker −20%#C8270A

Darker −30%#981E07

Darker −40%#671405

More saturated +25%#FF5839

Less saturated −25%#DD6F5B

Channel breakdown

R246

G94

B66

Red246 (96.5%)

Green94 (36.9%)

Blue66 (25.9%)

Hue9.33°

Saturation (HSL)90.91%

Lightness61.18%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR F6 · G 5E · B 42

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